- piratical
- adjective see pirate I
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
piratical
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Piratical — Pi*rat ic*al, a. [L. piraticus, Gr. ?: cf. F. piratique.] Of or pertaining to a pirate; acquired by, or practicing, piracy; as, a piratical undertaking. Piratical printers. Pope. {Pi*rat ic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
piratical — index larcenous, rapacious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
piratical — (adj.) 1570s; see PIRATE (Cf. pirate) (n.) + ICAL (Cf. ical) … Etymology dictionary
piratical — adjective 1. characteristic of pirates (Freq. 1) piratical attackers • Pertains to noun: ↑pirate • Derivationally related forms: ↑pirate 2. characteristic of piracy piratical editions of my book … Useful english dictionary
piratical — See piratic. * * * … Universalium
piratical — adjective of, pertaining to, or similar to pirates … Wiktionary
piratical — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. plundering, stealing, marauding; see lawless 2 , rebellious 2 , 3 … English dictionary for students
piratical — pi·rat·i·cal || paɪ rætɪkl adj. of pirates, of sea bandits; illegal, against the law (Slang) … English contemporary dictionary
piratical — a. See piratic … New dictionary of synonyms
piratical — adj 1. plundering, pillaging, marauding, buccaneering, privateering, piratic, piratelike; preying, predatory, predacious, rapacious; thievish. 2. criminal, felonious, lawless, unprincipled, unscrupulous, crooked, corrupt; dishonest, fraudulent,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
